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RECONSIDER

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Dictionary entry overview: What does reconsider mean?

• RECONSIDER (verb)
The verb RECONSIDER has 2 senses:

1. consider again; give new consideration to; usually with a view to changing
2. consider again (a bill) that had been voted upon before, in legislation

Familiarity information: RECONSIDER used as a verb is rare.

Dictionary entry details

• RECONSIDER (verb)

Sense 1

reconsider ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

Consider again; give new consideration to; usually with a view to changing

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Context example:

Won't you reconsider your decision?

Hypernyms (to "reconsider" is one way to...):

consider; reckon; regard; see; view (deem to be)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s VERB-ing

Sense 2

reconsider ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

Consider again (a bill) that had been voted upon before, in legislation

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Hypernyms (to "reconsider" is one way to...):

consider; reckon; regard; see; view (deem to be)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

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